A new survey of 100 hard-working mothers shows that they spend about 70 hours a week doing chores and looking after their families.
They spend more than ten hours a day cooking, cleaning the house, getting children ready for school and helping with homework. Cooking takes up (占用) about one hour and nine minutes a day. Doing the laundry takes about 61 minutes. Mothers also spend about 55 minutes getting children ready for school, about 53 minutes putting them to bed and about 47 minutes helping with homework.
However, 30% of those mothers with children under 16 get less than six hours’ sleep at night. 83% are not happy because they have less than an hour of their own(自己的) time every day. Only 17% are happy with this kind of life.
【小题1】In the survey, mothers spend about 70 hours a week __________.

A．going shopping	B．doing chores
C．looking after their families	D．Both B and C

【小题2】It takes mothers _________ to cook every day.

A．about 69 minutes	B．about 55 minutes
C．about 47 minutes	D．about 10 hours

【小题3】In the survey, ________ mothers with children under 16 sleep less than six hours at night.

A．100

B．70

C．83

D．30

【小题4】From the survey, we know that _________________.

A．no mothers like this kind of life

B．a few mothers are hard-working

C．most mothers want to have more time to do their own things

D．all mothers would like to work harder

A）根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及句意，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。
每个空格限填一词。(每题1分，满分7分)
1. My father and I have the ___________ (相似的) hobby in sport.
2. I saw them_______________(吵嘴)yesterday afternoon．
3. Do you really believe green is one of____________ (精力充沛)colours?
4. My parents are ___________ (满意的) with my study.
5. Uncle Tom is a warm-hearted person. He never _________ (拒绝) to help his neighbours.
6．The whole class is____________ (分成)into four groups．
7．Please tell the police me____________ (详情)．
B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。（每题1分，满分8分）
8. To tell you the ____________, I painted the room blue by myself. (true) 
9 John was asked to answer the question because Mr. Green found him feel _______. (sleep)
10. She has made a__________ to teach children in poor areas after leaving college. (decide)
11. Do you think these two pictures look the same? Can’t you see there are five __________ between them? (different)
12. It’s silly of you not ________ (forgive) others for their mistakes.
13. Yellow is the colour of _______ (wise).
14. Tom has to give up __________（play） computer games.
15 Sandy doesn’t like to going fishing. She is an __________（patient） girl.

A young girl sits at her desk, reviewing her homework for the evening. English: Read three chapters and write a report. Math: Complete 30 problems. Science: Do a worksheet, front and back. French: (A) Study new words for tomorrow’s test. It’s going to be a long night.
This happens to students in America. Now it’s time to start a homework revolution(变革).
Do students in the United States receive too much homework? According to the National Education Association, a student should be assigned (布置) no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night. For example, a first grader should only have 10 minutes of homework, a (B)  grader, 20 minutes, and so on. This means that a student in my grade—seventh—should have no more than 70 minutes of work (C) each night. Yet this is often doubled, sometimes even worse!
It’s no good giving students too much homework. According to research, kids are developing more illness at school, such as stomachaches, headaches and sleep problems than before.
Everybody (D)  that teachers are the ones who assign homework, but they are not the only ones to blame (受责备). “Many teachers are under greater pressure (压力) than ever before,” says Kylene Beers, President of the National Council for teachers of English, “Some of  (E) it comes from parents, some from the wish for high scores on tests.” Teachers who are under pressure feel the need to assign more homework.
Some people have different ideas, saying that homework prepares kids for doing better in high school, better in college, and (F) 今后找到更好的工作. But too much homework is sapping students’ strength, curiosity（削弱学生的个性和好奇心), and most importantly, their love of learning, is that really what teachers and parents want?
【小题1】写出文中划线部分（A）和（C）的同义词或近义词:                         
【小题2】在文中（B）和（D）的空白处分别填入适当单词:                         
【小题3】文中划线部分（E）指代的是:               
【小题4】将文中划线部分（F）译成汉语:             
【小题5】从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词:           

A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”
Rebecca–age 8
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Samantha–age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri–age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Bethany–age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Lauren–age 4
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine–age 5
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clear–age 5
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica–age 8
【小题1】 The passage mainly tells us about ______.

A．what “life” means to children	B．what “family” means to children
C．what “friends” means to children	D．what “love” means to children

【小题2】Who told us the love between mum and dad?

A．Clear.

B．Elaine.

C．Rebecca.

D．Lauren.

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.

B．Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.

C．If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.

D．Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.

【小题4】What does Jessica mean about love?

A．Too much love is no love.	B．You should say love more often.
C．You mean what you think.	D．Say love more often if you have it.

【小题5】What is love according to Terri?

A．Love is the care between husband and wife.

B．Love is a rest when you are tired.

C．Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.

D．Love is a kiss from parents.

I have a robot friend, Robbi. It looks like my toy car because it moves on four wheels. It is always helpful.
“Come on, Robbi! Bring me milk.” “Yes, Sandy,” says Robbi. It goes to the kitchen and comes back with a glass of milk. It can find milk among orange juice, water, apple juice. Do you think Robbi is a waiter only good at doing housework? No, it’s much more than that! It has brains(头脑), too! Let me ask Robbi a few questions.
“Robbi, how many letters are there in English?” “26.”
“Who is Barack Obama?” “He is the president of the USA.”
When night comes, I need to sleep. It closes its eyes and stands there quietly! In the morning, It opens its eyes and begins to work again.
【小题1】 Who is Robbi?

A．Robbi is the name of a robot.	B．Robbi is the writer’s toy car.
C．Robbi is the name of the writer.	D．Robbi is a waiter.

【小题2】What does the word “wheels” mean?

A．轮子

B．翅膀

C．腿

D．脚

【小题3】What does the writer ask the robot to bring him?

A．Orange juice.

B．Milk.

C．Apple juice.

D．Water.

【小题4】 When will the robot stop working?

A．When it answers all the questions.	B．When the writer closes his eyes.
C．When it finishes all the housework.	D．When night comes.

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Robbi is good at doing his housework.	B．Robbi knows a lot of things.
C．Robbi stands quietly when the writer sleeps	D．Robbi looks like a little boy.